Document referencing system

A method for identifying within a first reference citations to other references and embedding hyperlinks within the first reference to the other references, the method comprising the steps of:

• a computer processor performing an initial scan of the first reference to identify header tags indicative of a particular field to which the first reference relates;
• the computer processor determining a rule set to apply from among a plurality of pre-existing rule sets based at least in part on the detection of one or more header tags from the initial scan, wherein the rule set comprises a grouping of logic-based rules tailored for use in identifying target terms or phrases commonly used to reference documents within the particular field;
• the computer processor systematically applying the rule set to text strings within the first reference to identify a citation to a second reference;
• searching within a user's device library housed on a user device to locate a copy of the second reference;
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• embedding a primary hyperlink to the second reference within the first reference when the second reference is located within the user's device library.